EDC 102H F09 Context Reports

Community Data for the 02860 Zip Code

School District: Pawtucket, RI
Group members: Briana Paulo & Chris Staniszewski

I. Community Data Collection

A. Income Poverty Data

To collect data on the state of Rhode Island:

1. Go to US Census Bureau website at http://www.census.gov/
2. Under Population Finder, select Rhode Island from the drop-down menu
3. Click on Fact Sheet
4. Collect data from the Economic Characteristics section
5. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

To collect data on your community:

1. Type the name of your community in the “city/town, county, or zip” box
2. Follow instructions 4 and 5 above

Data Statistics from 1991

	Pawtucket 02860	Rhode Island	US
Median household income	$28,104	$54,060	$50,007
Median family income	$33,591	$68,740	$60,374
Per capita income	$15,900	$27,515	$26,178
Families below poverty level	19.7%	8.3%	9.8%
Individuals below poverty level	21.3%	11.7%	13.3%
Population	46,381	1,048,319	272,690,813
People in Labor Force	63.2%	66%	64.7%
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B. Race and Ethnicity Data

To collect data on the state of Rhode Island:

1. Go to US Census Bureau website at http://www.census.gov/
2. Under Population Finder, select Rhode Island from the drop-down menu
3. Click on Fact Sheet
4. Collect data from the ACS Demographic Estimates section
5. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

To collect data on your community:

1. Type the name of your community in the “city/town, county, or zip” box
2. Follow instructions 4 and 5 above

Data Statistics from 2000

	Pawtucket 02860	Rhode Island	US
White	66.4%	82.7%	75.1%
Black/African Americans	10.3%	5.4%	12.3%
Asian	0.9%	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic	18.5%	10.9%	12.5%
American Indian or Alaska native	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	0%	0.1%
Other	15%	6.8%	5.5%
2 or more Races	6.8%	2.1%	2.4%

C. Census-Based Indicators

1. Rhode Island Kids Count website
2. Go to Rhode Island Kids Count website at __http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp__
3. On the left blue bar, select Data
4. Under Rhode Island Kids Count Data by City/Town, click on Fact Sheets
5. Select your community
6. Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

Data Statistics from 2000

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Child population	18,151	247,822
Children in single-parent families	42%	30%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold	25.3%	16.9%
Teens not in school and not working	13.4%	7.3%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren	3%	4%
Median Household Income	$31,775	$42,090

D. Economic Well-Being Indicators

Year 2004

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation	75%	71%
School Breakfast Program participation	28%	31%
Cost of Rent	$968	$1,121
Births to Mother with less that high school diploma	21%	15%
Infants born at high risk	6%	5%
Children in families receiving cash assistance	16%	10%

E. Health Indicators

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance	59.54%	40.6%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 births)	7.3%	6.3%
Women with Delayed Prenatal Care	14.7%	12.1%
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 17)	32.6%	19.1%

F. Safety Indicators

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children	16.7	10.7
Domestic violence issues with children present %	22	29
Rate of children with incarcerated parents (per 1000 children)	11.3	11.1

G. Education Indicators

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Early intervention participation	11%	10%
Head start participation rate	26%	40%
8th graders at or above the reading proficiency level	52%	65%
8th graders at or above the math proficiency level	35%	53%
High school graduation rate	57%	74%
Schools making insufficient progress	33%	19%

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Family and Community

	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
Child population	18,151	247,822
Children in single parent families	6,988	67,978
Infants born at high risk	75	607
Mothers who have a high school diploma	35%	28%

H. Geographical Location

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Pawtucket is a more urban area in RI, containing the second highest population of blacks in RI (Providence), as well as having a high concentration of other minorities. It is in Northeastern RI, near Providence.

II. Narrative Description of Community

Pawtucket faced significant disparities in many of the categories measured above. The infant mortality rate (7.3 per 1,000 births) is slightly worse than Rhode Islands (6.3 per 1,000). A huge disparity related to this is the teen birth rate, which is 32.6 per 1,000 teens versus only 19.1 per 1,000 in Rhode Island overall. Safety issues are also of higher concern in Pawtucket. the infant neglect rate per 1,000 children is 16.7, compared with 10.7 in Rhode Island. This may then contribute to the fact that children are not as often present during domestic violence conflicts (22% of the time in Pawtucket versus 29% of the time in Rhode island). The incarceration rate of parents, however, is slightly above the Rhode Island average, but overall not much different. Students in pawtucket tend to be less proficient by the time they reach eighth grade than those in other parts of Rhode Island, at 52% vs. 65% in reading and 35% vs 53% in math. The graduation rate is also significantly less at 57% compared to Rhode Island's 74%.

As far as income in Pawtucket, levels are below average while poverty rates are intensely above average. The race of people in Pawtucket would not be considered very diverse. It is 66% white and contains small percentages of other ethnic backgrounds. Hispanics are represented by 18.1% in this district of Pawtucket. Unfortunately, children living in poverty is largely represented by 25.3%, which is above the state level of 16.9%. Teens that are not in school and not working is 13.4%, which is above the state's level as well. The median household is less than the average amount in Rhode Island at $31,775.